The Need for Leadership at a Time of Global Crisis

The 20th century

was a century of growth and

development in areas of the economy,

technology and communications.

It was also the century of two World Wars and

the Cold War.

The same century that saw the

emergence of the League of Nations and

the 20th century was also the world's

bloodiest century.

also known as the First World War or the Great War,

was a global war centered in Europe that began on 28 July

1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918.

By the end of the war, four major imperial powers—the

German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman

empires—ceased to exist.

Over 19 Million Deaths

21 million wounded

Cost 200 billion dollars

Involved 17 nations

The League of Nations (abbreviated as LN

in English, "Société des Nations" abbreviated

as SDN in French) was an intergovernmental

organisation founded on 10 January 1920 as a

result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended

the First World War.

to maintain world peace.

preventing wars through collective

security and disarmament and settling

international disputes through

negotiation and arbitration

DISARMAMENT

Disarmament is the act of reducing, limiting, or

abolishing weapons. Disarmament generally

refers to a country's military or specific type of

weaponry. Disarmament is often taken to mean

total elimination of weapons of mass destruction,

such as nuclear arms.

P r e v e n t i n g W a r T h r o u g h C o l l e c t i v e S e c u r i t y

Collective Security

Collective security can be understood as a security

arrangement, political, regional, or global, in which

each state in the system accepts that the security of

one is the concern of all, and therefore commits to a

collective response to threats to, and breaches to

peace.

S e t t l i n g D i s p u t e s B e t w e e n C o u n t r i e s T h r o u g h N e g o t i a t i o n A n d d i p l o m a c y

Before opening negotiations, be sure to have a plan for

yourself, as well as a plan for the power or powers with

whom you are negotiating.

Without a plan, negotiation does nothing except

damage your reputation when you are unable to live up to

the promises you made.

Over 60 millions deaths

Over 80 million wounded

Cost 3.3 trillion dollars

Involved 61 nations

Most destructive war in the history

World War II (WWII or WW2), also known as the

Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939

to 1945, though related conflicts began earlier. It involved

the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of

the great powers—eventually forming two opposing

military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.

UNITED NATIONS

The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization

established 24 October 1945, to promote international co-operation.

replacement for the ineffective League of Nations, the

organization was created following the Second World War to prevent

another such conflict. At its founding, the UN had 51 member states;

there are now 193.

To save succeeding generations from the

scourge of war….

To reaffrim faith in Human rights

To establish conditions under which

justice can be maintained

To promote social progress and better

stnadards of life in larger freedom.